Date:         Thu, 28 May 1998 01:47:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: E-Code Rectangulars
Comments: To: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 03:09 PM 5/27/98 -0700, Mark McCulley wrote:
>Turns out Victor has only purchased the 7" round lights for the Vanagon
>(according to his pmail to me). I'm still dubious about the Hella
>rectangular lights fitting the Vanagon. No one on the list has yet confirmed
>that you can get Hella e-code replacements for the Vanagon rectangular
>headlights. From the $175 price though, it sounds like you are not getting
>the standard rectangular lights, maybe this is the real thing. So you're the
>guinea pig! Keep us posted.
>
>-Mark McCulley
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I guess my post of a few days back didn't make it to the list.  Here's a
resend:

At 03:37 PM 5/25/98 EDT, VMontgo32 wrote:
> To: Mark McCulley
>
>According to my list here is what Hella Offers:
>
>Part # 72206 - 5-1/4"x 7-1/4" Rectangular H4 for 2 Headlamp Sys.   $45.93
>Part # 72116 - 4" x 6-1/2"     Rectangular H1 for 4 Headlamp Sys.    $44.06
>Part # 72146 - 4" x 6-1/2"     Rectangular H4 for 4 Headlamp Sys.    $44.06
>Part # 70476 - 7"                 Round          H4 for 2 Headlamp Sys.
>$45.93
>Part # 71156 - 5-3/4"            Round          H1 for 4 Headlamp Sys.
>$44.06
>Part # 71456 - 5-3/4"            Round          H4 for 4 Headlamp Sys.
>$44.06
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And herein lies the problem - None of the rectangulars listed above fit a
86-91 Vanagon as they are entirely different dimensions.  The dimensions
shown are the standard rectangular lights used on most vehicles in the US
for a long time until they went with "areodynamic" lights here in the 90's.

Hella North America doesn't even offer the US Standard Vanagon 86-91
replacement lights anymore in the US thru their distribution channels (too
much money - almost cheaper to buy from Volkswagen now), much less the
E-Code lights for the Vanagon design.  Guess it's time to find someone in
Europe to do a group purchase.  Personally, I would convert the 86-91 back
to 80-85 7" round style and use the Hella 70476.  Just my opinion of course.


Jim Thompson
84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Sedan * 90 Fox Wagon
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